Sphagnum palustre

As recorded: Sphagnum palustre L.

Plantae › Bryophyta › Sphagnopsida › Sphagnales › Sphagnaceae

Collected by: Redfearn Jr., P.L.; NULL
Collector number: 28575
Date: June 7, 1973
Locality: Ste. Genevieve Co. Tributary to Pickle Creek ca. 3/4/ mi. N of Pickle Spring. NW 1/4, SE 1/4 sect 19, T. 36 N., R. 7 E.
Region: Missouri, United States
Record type: Preserved specimen

59 Bishop specimens of Sphagnum palustre · collected 1878–2019Species page ›

Sphagnum palustre observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,252 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

Bridgewater, NS B4V 1G8, Canada

(c) Lia Robles Gil, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21

49586 Neuenkirchen, Germany

(c) Philokretes, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-15

Wieda, 37447, Deutschland

(c) Stefan Grote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15

Derbyshire, England, GB

(c) Daniel Buczkiewicz, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-13

Konstanz, Baden-Württemberg, DE

(c) Lea Held, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-13

94034 Passau, Deutschland

(c) kastpaul, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Sphagnum palustre. BISH 437767. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 6546524453. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/437767.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 6546524453 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026